Anti-Vietnam Movement In The U.S.
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The antiwar movement against Vietnam in the US from 1965-1971 was
the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. The
United States first became directly involved in Vietnam in 1950 when
President Harry Truman started to underwrite the costs of France's war
against the Viet Minh ....
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.... usually held in
the spring and fall seasons. By 1968, protesters numbered almost seven
million with more than half being white youths in the college. The teach-
in movement was at first, a gentle approach to the antiwar activity.
Although, it faded when the college students went home during the summer
of 1965, other types of protest that grew through 1971 soon replaced it.
All of these movements captured the attention of the White House,
especially when 25,000 people marched on Washi ....
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